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Transformers Armada BTR Built to Rule Hot Shot with Jolt Mini-Con, 62 Piece Set, 7055

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After purchasing the misfire that was Built To Rule Optimus Prime with the hope as a longtime LEGO and Transformer addict that it would live up to its potential, I vowed that BTR would only end up in my hands for spare parts and spare parts only. So I simply took one glance at Hot Shot's instructions to verify my misgivings - again, you have to build it in one mode and tear it apart and rebuild it in another, not to mention the fact that the bricks do not bind properly (having to build and rebuild defeats the purpose of calling this chunk of plastic a Transformer - more like a pain in the butt that I wouldn't put my worst enemy's kid through). So I just tinkered with Hot Shot's parts and those of a LEGO Creator Land Busters set, and a few dabs of model glue here and there, to make a figure of Bumblebee as he appears in his WWII motorbike-and-sidecar form in Dreamwave Comics' new Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover book. That challenge and that alone makes this toy worth my money. If you're not up to such an adventure - particularly if you just want this as a gift for your kid - I'd advise you to save your money for a REAL Transformer toy.

My 7 year old son, a Legomaniac, got this for his birthday. From the moment we took it out of the box it was sheer frustration. As soon as you actually got all the pieces together, he would want to pick it up, and it would fall apart in his hands. For some reason, the pieces do not snap together securely and we actually ended up just throwing the toy in the garbage (actually, we recycled it, at least it can be melted down and used for something else). Spend your money instead on a Lego Creator or Inventor kit, he also received one of these and it has the usual Lego quality behind it.